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the answering machine.

Do you remember the lives we stole from songs?

About Me

The Answering Machine are Martin, Pat, Gemma and Ben.

YOUR FATHER’S BOOKS (LIVE AT SXSW) thanks to soundbites.typepad.com
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BUY SILENT HOTELS HERE!


7" - a) Silent Hotels, b) It’s Over! It’s Over! It’s Over!
Cat Number HV07 019 limited edition 7" vinyl
Released 18th June 07
£2.99 - Order here

Or you can order the single via hmv online Order here
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BUY LIGHTBULBS HERE!

7" - a) Lightbulbs, b) Decadent
Limited edition 7" vinyl
Released 5th November 07
£2.99 - Order here

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The video for Lightbulbs:

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Music:

Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: theansweringmachine.co.uk
Band Members: Martin sings and plays guitar
Patrick plays guitar
Gemma plays bass
Ben plays drums.

Former members:

Mustafa Beat played drums
Alfie Bett played Speak n' Spell (R.I.P)

Management:

Amul Batra
amul @ fwinki.com

Live Bookings:
Dave Exley
[email protected]

Press:
Sarah Pearson
[email protected]
Jon Lawrence
[email protected]


Influences: The Strokes
The Radio Dept.
Shout Out Louds
The Brilliant Corners
The Streets

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My Blog

New songs!!!

Hey Ho, We’ve been busy recording some demos over the past few weeks in our rehearsal room in Salford. We’ve recorded about 15 songs all together and have been developing them with the hel...
Posted by the answering machine. on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST

The Answering Machine on Channel 4!!!!!!

Hello everyone, We just wanted to let you know that we’ll be on 4Music on Channel 4 tonight/tomorrow morning (12:55am).4Music: JD Set Presents:The Answering MachineChannel 412:55am - 1:10am...
Posted by the answering machine. on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:48:00 PST

A BLOG ABOUT MICK SCHOLEFIELD

If you’ve ever read Ted Hughes classic children’s novel ’The Iron Man’ you’ll be familiar with one of the most compelling opening lines in children’s literature. In...
Posted by the answering machine. on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:21:00 PST

SXSW and THE ALBUM!!!

So... ...it's been 2 and a half years in the making, but we've finally started demoing all our songs and we are looking to get an album out by summer. We're spending the next few weeks huddled up in o...
Posted by the answering machine. on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:47:00 PST

The Answering Machine Fans Forum

It's up and running!!!Thanks to a rather lovely fella called Lewis (big shout out!) So's I guess you can go on and discuss all things Machine, start threads, respond to posts and take part in discussi...
Posted by the answering machine. on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:18:00 PST

www.theansweringmachine.net

Check it out...www.theansweringmachine.net
Posted by the answering machine. on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:55:00 PST

Christmas Party - Everyone is invited!

We will be playing a joshua Brooks this saturday night as part of the friends of mine club night (see flyer below for details).  this will be the last gig of the year so we will be in a festive p...
Posted by the answering machine. on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:45:00 PST

Vote for us in the NME Chart!

  Now then... a few weeks  ago we went to a industrial estate in Islington to film a video for our new single Lightbulbs. The video is up on our myspace now for you kids to watch BUT ALSO.....
Posted by the answering machine. on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:28:00 PST

Rumble Strips Tour Week One

So on sunday 30th September it was time for the four members of the answering machine to pack their suitcases and head off on their biggest tour to date.  First things first we had to pack the va...
Posted by the answering machine. on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 08:37:00 PST

Our New Video!

T'was the night before the video shoot and all through the house, not a creature was stirring...not even a group of boys at the top window of the house we were spying on the neighbours across the road...
Posted by the answering machine. on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:29:00 PST